NGO Safety Program (NSP) Information and Analysis Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

Danish Refugee Council

NGO Safety Program (NSP)

Information and Analysis Manager
 

Nairobi - Kenya

The Information and Analysis Manager will be responsible for the Information and Analysis component of NSP.

The purpose of this position is to
 

i. Organize relevant collection of information and propose high quality and added value security and geopolitical analysis and briefs to NGOs operating in Somalia;

ii. Support NGOs operating in Somalia during crisis management.
 

Who are we
 

The NGO Safety Program (NSP) was created by NGOs working in Somalia to raise the standards of safety and security for their staff. Our main responsibility then is to offer analysis, training and support to NGOs, in a highly challenging context.

NSP is currently hosted by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to provide it with a legal and administrative framework, through which to fulfil its functions more efficiently, effectively and accountably.
 

Duties

• Management of the Information and Analysis team
• Responsible for the general organization of the data and information gathering structure, in link with the Program Director (geographic coverage organization, reliability assessment, credibility of information)
• Supervise the sourcing, processing and analysing of complex information for the production of regular security reports (daily reports, weekly reports) for an NGO audience, in conditions of high quality.
• Responsible for the production of in depth reports.
• Propose and produce specific advisory to NGOs with the Program Director.
• Participate to the training of NGOs in coordination with the Training Manager.
• Participate on request to Security Risk Assessments
• Participate proactively to the definition of NSP strategy
• Participate the capitalization and to the development of the Institutional memory of NSP
• Participate in the Senior Management Team meeting, staff meetings, analysis meetings and other requested internal meetings

Qualifications

• A University degree and preferably a Master’s degree in a relevant Social Science.
• An excellent written English command.
• Relevant experience of senior management in the NGOs world (minimum of five years), and a strong knowledge and interest for Somalia context.
• Proven experience in high quality production of reports and analysis

Application and CV
 

Apply for this position by going to www.drc.dk and find Current Vacancies. 

All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. 

Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees.

Applications close 30th March 2014